Ice-Jam Flooding of the Peace–Athabasca Delta, Canada: Insights from Recent Notable Spring Breakup Events and Implications for Strategic Flow Releases from Upstream Dams

Ice jamming is the primary mechanism that can generate overland flooding and recharge the isolated basins of the Peace–Athabasca Delta (PAD), a valuable ecosystem of international importance and the ancient homeland of the Indigenous Peoples of the region. Focusing on the regulated Peace River and t...

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Published in:Geosciences
Main Author: Spyros Beltaos
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2024
Subjects:
antecedent criteria
breakup
degree-days
flood
hydraulic modelling
ice jam
time-lapse imagery
Canada
Peace-Athabasca Delta
Peace River
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14120335

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